1. Amanda Beard

Swimmer, USA

Playboy edition: July 2007

American swimmer Amanda Beard drew a lot of attention when she appeared on the cover of Playboy in July 2007 — doing a different type of breast stroke.

Her “Adult Swim” pictorial showed us a different side of the two-time gold medalist, one that many men were hoping to see for a while. Amanda Beard worked her way up starting with FHM, then upgrading to the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and then finally Playboy, but guys were drooling since her first FHM photos. Her latest foray is an ad campaign for PETA.

The four-time Olympian is easily the most renowned female in Playboy at this point.